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More News Links Dinghy - Tim Wilkins and Heather Martin are RS500 World Champions . . . Dinghy - Nick Craig and James Stewart crowned RS400 Champions . . . Olympic - Major players stake-out their territory on Day 1 of Laser Worlds . . . Dinghy - Wade and McGrane claim their second National Fireball title . . . Dinghy - UK Laser Champions decided in the 4.7, Radial and Standard versions . . . Catamaran - Rothschild take victory at Kiel Extreme 40 event . . . Offshore - TeamOrigin improve, but still fall short in Cartagena . . . Catamaran - Canadians successfully defend Little America's Cup . . . Offshore - Victory for Groupama 70 in Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland . . . Dinghy - Nick Craig leads after Day 1 at RS400 Nationals . . . Keelboat - Bertrand clinches the Etchells World Championship at last . . . Keelboat - German pair take Tempest World title in final race . . . Matchrace - Macgregor clear favourite for 2010 ISAF Women's Match Racing Worlds . . . Catamaran - Phipps and Glover take Dart 18 World title at first attempt . . . Keelboat - Flying 15 Euros show-down blown away in La Rochelle . . . Dinghy - David and Jane Hivey win the RS200 UK Nationals . . . Olympics - Scott and Wright head for Finn Gold Cup . . . Catamaran - Canada v Australia for Little America's Cup . . . Offshore - Groupama bound for St. Kilda in Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race . . . Catamaran - C-Class Catamaran Championship finally gets underway . . . Tim Wilkins and Heather Martin are RS500 World Champions . . . The RS500 Magic Marine Worlds were held at Bruinisse, Grevelingen Meer in the Netherlands. For the title it was a last race shootout! Exactly the same scoreline meant that whoever was ahead of the other (no matter where) at the line would be crowned.  Four laps to decide it. Up the first beat Taylor/Mobbs and Wilkins/Martin were as tied by an umbilical cord and rounded in that order. But the Swedes Rook/Broberg first to mark 2 having had a blinding downwind. Upwind on lap 2 there was still barely any separation but Dutch Hilterman/Blom were now into their stride as the Swedes started to wilt just a little. Lap 3 is where it was won barring any last minute breakages. Wilkins/Martin found a gust they could hold onto downwind whilst Taylor/Mobbs in seeking the separation required to be able to cut the covering umbilical cord sailed out of the pressure. Worse still, it let the Dutch boat back in ahead of them as well. Whilst Tim Wilkins and Heather Martin extended a little to take the title in joyous celebration Alex Taylor and Bryan Mobbs showed that they are true champions in the wider sense of the word by fighting back past the Dutch to take the second step on the podium. Youth World Champions are Hansebas Meijer and Fedor Couvert of the Netherlands in 8th place. They were also one of the leading party boats together with a posse of a further 2 Dutch boats, a British youth boat and the inimitable lads from Hong Kong Will Stephens & Justin Tse. Ladies World Champions are Annika Ellerbrock and Anne Werner from Rostock in Germany by a mere 3 points from the host nations Stephanie and Chantalle Grootscholten. Nick Craig and James Stewart crowned RS400 Champions . . .  Well it's all over for the 2010 RS400 Nationals Championships at sunny Pwllheli SC, with Nick Craig and James Stewart once again crowned Champions. RS400 - UK Nationsls, Final Leading scores (60 entries) 1st 1237 Nick Craig James Stewart Frensham Pond SC 1 1 2 1 1 -4 1 11 7 pts 2nd 1321 Jim Downer Jon Price Royal Victoria YC 3 2 6 -8 3 7 2 31 23 pts 3rd 1263 Tom Halhead Paul Hilliar Bristol Corinthian YC 2 3 -11 3 11 5 3 38 27 pts 4th 1319 Leighton King Richard Brown Weston -12 4 10 2 2 10 7 47 35 pts 5th 962 Tom Jeffcoate Mark Hogan Notts County Sailing Club 4 -15 3 5 9 13 10 59 44 pts 6th 1186 David Exley Nigel Hall Leigh And Lowton SC 10 8 7 -21 4 12 6 68 47 pts 7th 892 Alex Horlock Ed Pearce Exe Sailing Club -14 6 14 12 6 3 9 64 50 pts 8th 1251 Howard Farbrother Nathan Pinch Queen Mary 5 7 17 11 5 14 -17 75 58 pts 9th 685 Josh Metcalfe Iwan Basten 7 14 (DSQ) 13 10 16 4 125 64 pts 10th 1014 Hamish Gledhill Rachel Gledhill West Riding Sailing Club -28 28 4 6 14 8 5 93 65 pts 11th 1301 Mike Saul Charlie Merchant 6 13 -20 9 16 9 18 90 71 pts 12th 1325 John Cooper Becci Wigley Lymington Sailing Club 16 19 5 14 -25 20 11 110 85 pts 13th 1155 Paul Allen Greg Booth 13 10 16 16 -29 24 12 119 90 pts 14th 1172 Alex Fleming Heather Chpperfield 18 21 12 -32 21 15 8 127 95 pts 15th 1007 Marke Greaves Alan Woosey SCYC 15 -27 8 26 7 19 23 125 98 pts Major players stake-out their territory on Day 1 of Laser Worlds . . . After the first two races on the opening day of the Laser World Championships at Hayling Island SC the expected players have staked out their territory. Winners in the first series of flights were Nicholas Heiner (NED), Michael Bullot (NZL) and Tom Slingsey (AUS). Followed in the second series of races by Paul Goodison (GBR), Karl-Martin Rammo (EST) and Eifion Mon (GBR). Overall this put the Kiwi Bullot in top position, one point ahead of Goodison, Rammo and Luka Radelic (CRO) with Nick Thompson (GBR) a further point back. Pavlos Kontides (CYP) holds sixth place and Slingsby is seventh.  The strong tidal current and light and at times very shifty breeze, typical of a northerly in Hayling Bay, proved to be the principal challenges on the first day. The shifting directions of the wind, oscillating through as much as 30 degrees at times in the Senior fleet’s first race set the early test, but a big 50 degrees swing early in of the second contest, kept the racers and the race team on their toes; the second and third starts were delayed until the breeze settled. According to Goodison patience was his key virtue through both races, waiting until changes in the breeze were sufficiently established enough to make a considered move, rather than falling to the temptation to try and benefit every small change. Paul Goodison: “The first race started off in a really shifty breeze, up to 12 knots but it dropped back to five or six knots with some big swings in the wind. I think it was a bit of a patience game waiting for the wind to come back. It can be too easy to go chasing things, but the wind usually came back and so that was a bit of a patience game." "The second race got super light just before the start but at the gun there was probably 10-11 knots, that dropped to about 4-5 knots, but there was nearly a knot of tide and so it was very important to stay inside the laylines with that much of tide running. Quite a lot of the fleet got outside the port tack layline which meant them reaching in and pushing tide and that hurt them quite a lot." Wade and McGrane claim their second National Fireball title . . . Dave Wade and Ben McGrane claimed their second National Fireball title on the final day of racing at Restronguet SC. Friday saw three races out in Falmouth Bay, making for a long day on the water. Wade and McGrane were leading going into the final day and they were the most consistent boat again winning the final race to secure the title ahead of Martyn Lewis and Richard Byne with the 2009 Champions Matt Burge and Richard Wagstaff in third.  The opening day had little wind to speak of. Martyn Lewis and Richard Byne, who were sailing this year in a borrowed boat, were the stars of the day posting two bullets in the tidal and shifty conditions. Reigning champions Matt Burge and Richard Wagstaff also had an excellent day posting two seconds. Monday brought a complete change of conditions. Two windy races were held with the wind reaching 28 knots during the 2nd race of the day. Wade and McGrane winning from Burge and Wagstaff and Sam Mettam & Richard Anderton. Race 4 saw Becky Priest and Tim Saunders lead for much of the race with Wade and McGrane only taking the lead on the final leg of the course. Tuesday was another day of excellent racing in Falmouth bay. Race 5 saw Mettam and Anderton charge off with Wade and McGrane in close pursuit to finish in that order with Burge and Wagstaff keeping the pressure on with a 3rd. Race 6 saw Wade and McGrane score another win and take the lead into the layday. Vince Horey and Sam Breary took 2nd. Thursday. Race 7 was held in Falmouth bay in marginal trapezing conditions. Wade won from Lewis, with Russ and Ali Cormack 3rd. Fireball - National Championship, Leading positions (47 entries) 1 15045 David Wade Ben McGrane Northampton -7 -6 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 1 27 14 pts 2 14994 Martyn Lewis Richard Byne Draycote Water 1 1 4 3 4 -6 2 5 -11 3 40 23 pts 3 15036 Matt Burge Richard Wagstaff Poole 2 2 2 -8 3 3 -7 4 1 6 38 23 pts 4 15020 Vince Horey Sam Bearey King George -13 4 5 -7 5 2 6 1 3 2 48 28 pts 5 15031 Sam Mettam Richard Anderton RNSA -11 3 3 4 1 5 -11 2 9 7 56 34 pts 6 14954 Becky Priest Tim Saunders Staunton Harold 6 -10 10 2 10 7 -23 8 7 10 93 60 pts 7 14807 Tim Rush Russell Thorne RYA 10 9 6 11 -16 -13 4 6 5 9 89 60 pts 8 14917 Remy Thuillier Loic Berthelot LS Vigneux 4 -21 8 10 7 10 -14 7 10 11 102 67 pts 9 14837 Russ Cormack Ali Cormack Budworth 8 5 -16 15 11 16 3 12 8 -23 117 78 pts 10 14977 Philip Popple Gavin Tillson Shoreham -22 15 7 6 13 4 9 16 -22 8 122 78 pts UK Laser Champions decided in the 4.7, Radial and Standard versions . . . New champions in the three Laser types were decided at Mounts Bay SC last week. Winner of the 4.7 class was Robert Dyer from Restronguet SC., winner in the Radial class was Elliot Hanson from Redesmere SC and winner of the Standard class, Greg Carey from Royal Lymington YC. Laser - 4.7 UK National Championship, Final Leading scores (35 entries) 1 191701 Robert DYER Restronguet 7 2 138168 Anthony PARKE Hayling Island 16 3 197705 Megan O'BRIEN Hollowell 22 4 196171 Dan BULLOCK Burghfield 24 5 195779 Ross STANLEY-WHITE Helensburgh SC 28 6 175620 Jonanna ASPLUND Guernsey 40 Laser - Radial UK National Championship, Final Leading scores (126 entries) 1 195302 Elliot HANSON Redesmere SC 13 2 195760 Jon EMMETT Weir Wood 17 3 193480 Ross HARVEY Hayling Island / Bowmoor 19 4 193455 John BOOTH Stokes Bay 23 5 189355 Max ROBINSON Saltash 29 6 197629 Dan ELLIS R Plymouth Corinthian 29 Laser - Standard UK National Championship, Final Leading scores (49 entries) 1 181945 Greg CAREY Royal Lymington 7 2 192532 Simon BARRINGTON Weir Wood SC 23 3 195318 Jack WETHERELL Beaver SC 25 4 193497 Colin SMITH Hayling Island 28 5 198292 Richard KEATES Parkstone 31 6 195120 James GRANT Restronguet 41 Rothschild take victory at Kiel Extreme 40 event . . . Yann Guichard and his crew on Groupe Edmond de Rothschild won the third round of the 2010 Extreme Sailing Series in Kiel with a race to spare – an unusual occurrence on this circuit that normally sees every event go to the wire in the final double points race. The all-British team on Ecover, having led for the first two days, had to settle for 2nd place overall and that was not without a fight. At the start of the final day they were lying in third behind Oman Sail Masirah, skippered by Loick Peyron. But good fighting tactics saw them move into 2nd overall after two races which they managed to cling on to. The battle for 3rd place then developed between the two Omani teams of Oman Sail Masirah and The Wave, Muscat. Paul Campbell-James, skipper of The Wave, finally got the upper hand in the penultimate race moving into 3rd overall with 120 points, 1 point ahead of Masirah. In the final double points race, Loick Peyron had the advantage but ‘CJ’ fought back to finish ahead and take 3rd place on the podium. Next stop for the series is Trapani, Sicily over the 24-26 September, the penultimate event of the circuit. Extreme 40 - Sailing Series 2010 Overall Standings 1st Groupe Edmond de Rothschild 22 points 2nd The Wave, Muscat 20 points 3rd Ecover Sailing Team 19 points 4th Oman Sail Masirah 17 points 5th Red Bull Extreme Sailing 10 points 6th Groupama 40 9 points 7th The Ocean Racing Club 8 points 8th Team GAC Pindar* 3 points TeamOrigin improve, but still fall short in Cartagena . . . Emirates Team New Zealand’s return to Cartagena proved something of a repeat performance as the 2009 Audi MedCup champions retained the overall Caja Mediterráneo Region of Murcia Trophy for the second year in a row on the same waters where they clinched the overall TP52 Series championships title last year. The Kiwis seemed to have sailed an almost blemish free regatta, consistent across the broad wind range through the event, emerging triumphant at the dockside with a comfortable cushion on second placed Matador, but the jury subsequently disqualified them from the second race of the day for infringing Quantum Racing at the first windward mark.  TeamOrigin (GBR) seemed to have the measure of them at times in the light to moderate wind conditions and flat water, but the British crew were recalled for starting too early in the final race of the day, finishing ninth. Added to their 11th in Saturday’s coastal race that left TeamOrigin, who lead early in the event, third overall. Ben Ainslie and team will take some satisfaction not only from their first podium finish of the season and also the positive progress they are making on the season’s leaderboard. Ainslie: “It was a good week for the team. We had a couple of tough races but have been improving throughout the season which was always our goal and hope for a strong finish to the series in Cagliari” Overall the results for the Med Cup series mean that TeamOrigin are serious contenders for second place with Matador on equal points and Quantum Racing not far infront. That’ll make things interesting in Cagliari. Caja Mediterráneo Region of Murcia Trophy TP52 Series - Final after ten races 1. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), 4+2+5+4+3+1+1,5+2+12(DSQ)+1= 35,5 points 2. Matador (ARG), 1+4+1+5+8+5+6+1+7+7= 45 3. TeamOrigin (GBR), 3+1+3+2+1+3+16,5+7+1+9= 46,5 4. Quantum Racing (USA), 9+5+6+3+7+2+7,5+6+5+3= 53,5 5. Artemis (SWE), 5+6+2+10+4+6+3+9+9+10= 64 6. Synergy (RUS), 8+3+7+11+6+7+10,5+10+2+4= 68,5 7. Luna Rossa (ITA), 2+7+9+6+2+9+15+3+8+8= 69 8. Bribón (ESP), 7+11+4+1+10+4+12+11+4+6= 70 9. Audi A1 powered by ALL4ONE (FRA/GER), 6+8+11+8+9+10+9+5+10+2= 79 10. Bigamist 7 (POR), 11+9+8+9+11+11+4,5+4+6+5= 78,5 11. Cristabella (GBR), 10+10+10+7+5+8+13,5+8+3+11= 85,5 GP42 Series - Final after nine races 1. Madrid – Caser Seguros (ESP), 2+3+1+5+3+2+3+2+2= 23 points 2. Iberdrola (ESP), 4+4+3+4+4+3+1+1+2= 27 3. Península Petroleum (GBR), 1+5+2+2+2+4+2+5+4= 27 4. Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (ESP), 3+1+5+1+5+5+4+4+1= 29 Canadians successfully defend Little America's Cup . . . Canadians Fred Eaton and Magnus Clarke have successfully defended the International C-Class Catamaran Trophy - aka Little America's Cup - that they first won in 2007.  Canadians Fred Eaton and Magnus Clarke, the defenders of the International C-Class Catamaran Trophy, being sailed at the NYYC’s Harbour Court, won the first match race of the second day with Canaan; they beat Australians Glenn Ashby and James Spithill on Alpha by about five minutes in the first race in light winds. In the second race Alpha led at the start by 10 seconds and at the first weather mark by 46 seconds. Canaan, however, used her lower and faster gear on the downwind leg to regain the lead at the second marK by seven seconds. On the second weather leg, the boats split tacks. Alpha stayed close to Jamestown, while Canaan went east, more to the center of the channel. Canaan extended her lead to about 48 seconds and later enjoyed her second gun of the day, leading the series 3-1. The racing was halted after this, and Fred Eaton and Magnus Clarke have successfully defended the International C-Class Catamaran Trophy that they first won in 2007. In the Consolation Round, Invictus (GBR) was first, Patient Lady VI (FRA) second and Orion (CAN) third. Victory for Groupama 70 in Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland . . . At 11:26 hours BST on Sunday Franck Cammas and his ten crew took victory in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland off the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. By covering the 1,802 miles in 5 days 21 hours and 26 minutes at an average speed of 12.74 knots, the French crew considerably improved on the best time over this course which had previously been in the hands of the British sailors Dee Cafari and Sam Davies since 2009.  Groupama finishing the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race By taking 14 hours and 3 minutes less time than the previous Sevenstar RBI reference, Groupama 70 has confirmed the fast pace of these Volvo Ocean Race monohulls, which are capable of peak speeds in excess of 30 knots, as well as regularly sailing faster than the strength of the wind, like the multihulls that the skipper of Groupama is so familiar with. - Time of passage over the finish line: 1126 hours BST - Race time: 5 days 21 hours and 26 minutes - Average speed over the 1,802 mile course: 12.74 knots - Lead over the previous record: 14 hours and 3 minutes Nick Craig leads after Day 1 at RS400 Nationals . . . After a flurry of late entries for the RS400 National Championship at Pwllheli SC, the fleet of 60 set off for the first race in a pleasant force 3 – 4 and intermittent sunshine. A fabulous turnout for the RS400s, especially in a Garda year. A number of ringers and old (sorry guys!) National Champions have appeared making it a rather close battle in the top half of the fleet.  The first race was abandoned when it was realised that the spreader mark was still in the RIB and was not the lobster pot we had all rounded. Thereafter, two amazing races in short chop and large gusts, finished off with an amazing rain squall. Nick Craig achieved a bullet in both races with 2nd and 3rd places tied on points between Jim Downer and Paul Hillier. 
Bertrand clinches the Etchells World Championship at last . . . After around twenty years of trying, today Australian sailing legend John Bertrand finally won the Etchells World Championship. Bertrand and his crew, Andrew Palfrey and Tom Slingsby, clinched the title in some style here in Howth, Ireland with an impressive win in the first of the two races sailed on the final day of the championship.  Bertrand himself told us earlier in the week 'We Aussies, like a bit of breeze' and today's solid eighteen to twenty knot conditions clearly suited the new World Champion. After getting away cleanly from the congested start line, at first windward mark Bertrand was able to tack to just leeward of a seven boat pack which storming in on the starboard layline and round in second position. For much of the first downwind leg it was impossible to be certain which of the leading six boats was going to round the gate first. As the pack approached the leeward marks line abreast, it was Bertrand who managed to gain the inside overlap in the final few lengths to take the lead. From then on Bertrand, Palfrey and Slingsby were in total control and went on to extend their lead to almost a minute by the finish. His result meant that Bertrand could not be caught overall and the delighted Aussie crew headed for home. Etchells - World Championship, Final Leading positions (44 entries) 1st AUS 1383 John Bertrand Royal Brighton YC 23 2nd GBR 1333 Ante Razmilovic Royal Hong Kong YC 35 3rd AUS 924 D King/S Cunnington Sandringham YC 48 4th GBR 1297 Eamonn O'Nolan RORC 5 5th AUS 991 Jake Gunther Royal Brighton YC 55 6th USA 1224 Jud Smith Eastern YC/NYYC 61 7th SIN 1340 Nils Razmilovic Royal Swedish YC 61 8th GBR 1329 Julia Bailey Royal Thames YC 77 9th USA 1232 Marvin Beckmann Houston YC 86 10th GBR 1339 Laurence Mead Royal Corinthian YC, Cowes .. 90 German pair take Tempest World title in final race . . . Frank Weigelt and Christian Rusitschka of Germany won the Tempest World Championship after a series that went to the final race. Second were Philippe Boite and Regis Viateur of France with Bertold Beahr and Andreas Greif of Germany third and Andreas Polterauer and Alex von Mertens of Austria in fourth. The weather was not ideal, a good wind of between 15 and 20 knots but pouring rain. Boite and Viateur won the first race which gave them the overall lead. In the final race Weigelt and Rusitschka came back to win and take the World title. Best place GBR were Jonathan Modral and Colin Meadows in seventh place. Tempest - World Championship, Final leading positions (38 entries) 1 GER1087 Frank Weigelt Christian Rusitschka 8 pts 2 FRA1182 Philippe Boite Regis Viateur 8 pts 3 GER1088 Bertold Beahr Andreas Greif 20 pts 4 AUT1188 Andreas Polterauer Alex von Mertens 25 pts 5 GER1102 Jorg Fleischer Ralf Hohler 29 pts 6 SUI1136 Mario Suter Andreas Hochuli 34 pts 7 GBR1161 Jonathan Modral Colin Meadows 39 pts 8 SUI1146 Stephan Fels Timo Naef 52 pts 9 ANT1121 Jim Hart Jon Gill 54 pts 10 SUI1122 Cornelia Christen Ruedi Christen 56 pts Other GBR 15 GBR1181 Michael Adams Paul Adams 83 pts 16 GBR1134 Nick Stewardson Ray Stiles 89 pts 25 GBR1077 Kim Dunstan Philip Munton 135 pts Macgregor clear favourite for 2010 ISAF Women's Match Racing Worlds . . . Skipper line up for the 2010 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championships is confirmed, headed by defending champion Nicky Souter (AUS) fresh from victory at the final regatta of the 2009-2010 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Weymouth. The #1 skipper on the ISAF Women's World Match Race Rankings, Lucy Macgregor (GBR) finished a disappointing ninth in 2009 but is a clear favourite for the 2010 title. One of the very best women's match racers in the world, MacGregor will be fighting to become the first British skipper to ever reach the podium at the Women's Worlds.  Twenty of the world's best women's match racing teams representing 14 nations will compete for the World title from 20 to 25 September in New York, USA. The 2010 Championship is organized by the New York Yacht Club and will be sailed on Narragansett Bay near Newport using the yacht club's fleet of 13 Sonars. Relative newcomer to the women's match racing circuit after making the transition from the Yngling, Renee Groeneveld (NED) will be making her Women's Worlds debut in 2010. Groeneveld won her first ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta at Skandia Sail for Gold in 2009 and followed this with a win Palma this year, she is currently ranked #7 in the world. Another skipper making the move from fleet racing is Anna Tunnicliffe, the 2008 Olympic gold medallist in the Laser Radial. Tunnicliffe is ranked at #3 in the world after a busy season which included four World Cup podium finishes. Long time ranking leader and World Champion in 2007 and 2008 Claire Leroy (FRA) completes the top five names on the competitor list. ISAF World Ranking at 4 August 2010 - Top 10 1. Nicky Souter (AUS) - 8 2. Lucy Macgregor (GBR) - 1 3. Renee Groeneveld (NED) - 7 4. Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) - 3 5. Claire Leroy (FRA) - 2 6. Katie Spithill (AUS) - 6 7. Anne-claire Le berre (FRA) - 5 8. Julie Bossard (FRA) - 9 9. Genevieve Tulloch (USA) - 10 10. Sally Barkow (USA) - 12 Phipps and Glover take Dart 18 World title at first attempt . . . The current World Champions, Emmanuel Dode and Fred Moreau and the young hot shots of Tom Phipps and Richard Glover from Cornwall, sailing in their first Dart 18 World Championships, went in to the final race on equal points. Phipps and Glover were unrelenting in their quest for victory and put in a blistering performance in their new South African boat. They maintained their composure in the last race, having gained a significant lead over the two earlier race winners of Dan Norman and Mel Rogers, until they crossed the finish line. The duo knew they had the championships in the bag and after they had crossed the line - Phipps did a backwards flip off the boat into the water. With the disappointment of missing out on their Olympic Games ticket which they had trained so hard for, when the Tornado Class Catamaran was axed from the Games, this victory made them all the more worthy winners. Dart 18 - World Championship, Final Leading positions (133 entries) 1st GBR 7920 Tom Phipps Richard Glover 150 pts 2nd FRA 1812 Emmanuel Dode Fred Moreau 154 pts 3rd GBR 7788 Dan Norman Mel Rogers 166 pts 4th GBR 7724 David Lloyd Joanna Jones-Pierce 48 pts 5th FRA 7777 Herve Le Maux Amy Johnson 202 pts 6th FRA 7921 Thierry Wibaux Christine Wibaux 98 pts 7th GER 7363 Matthias Huber Jonathan List 207 pts 8th SUI 6708 Michiel Fehr Raphael Jakob 226 pts 9th RSA 7903 Shaun Gradwell Sam Waterson 126 pts 10th GBR 7810 Marco Manganelli Rachel Foster 127 pts 11th GBR 4634 Lawrie Draper Ellie Draper 129 pts 12th RSA 7929 Grant Eliot Lise Marie Roux 158 pts Flying 15 Euros show-down blown away in La Rochelle . . . Steve Goacher and Phil Evans retained their Flying 15 European title a little earlier than they expected when all racing was cancelled on the final day at La Rochelle. What had looked like it would be an interesting final day, with four teams within reach of the title, was scuppered by 40 mph gale force winds. The heavy rain soon passed but the wind persisted as did an official weather warning. In the end the Race Officer John Coveney had little choice but to abandon the day’s racing. Flying 15 - European Championsip, final leading positions are: 1. Steve Goacher and Phil Evans 18 points 2. Andy Davis and Andy Couch 21 points 3. Mike Hart and Richard Rigg 23 points 4. Greg Wells and Mark Darling 24 points 5. Charles Apthorp and Alan Green 35 points 6. Alan Bax and Bill Masterman 37 points Full story at http://www.srr-sailing.com David and Jane Hivey win the RS200 UK Nationals . . . David and Jane Hivey won the RS200 Nationals in North Berwick from Robbie Burns/Vic Simpson with Ben Saxton/Matt Rainback rounding off the top three. The final day was shortened by the light winds but for the Hiveys, who had dominated the week, it was a happy outcome. After an hours delay the first race got away following a general recall. Hamish Walker and Emma Clarke won comfortably from Saxton and Rainback with Andy McKeown and Ben Wilcox sailing brilliantly to hold onto third place. At thie point the Hiveys had the title, but did not know it. What did turn out to be the final race was sailed in similar conditions to the first. Again the leaders came from the right of the course. James Peters and Alan Roberts lead comfortably at the windward mark and extended to win by a good distance after the shortened two laps. The silver fleet title was taken comfortably by Dave Royse and Nikki Russell finishing in 15th overall. The bronze prize went to Chloe and Daniel Martin. RS200 - UK National Championship, Final leading positions (80 entries) 1st 1323 David HIVEY Jane HIVEY Sailingtogs 19 pts 2nd 1254 Robert BURNS Victoria SIMPSON Largs Sailing Club 29 pts 3rd 1328 Ben SAXTON Matt Rainback Grafham Water Sailing Club 31 pts 4th 995 Hamish WALKER Emma CLARKE RNSA & ASA 37 pts 5th 1031 Chris CATT Ally MARTIN Burghfield Sailing Club 46 pts 6th 1424 James Peters Alan Roberts Hayling Island Sailing Club 51 pts 7th 1313 Steve DUNN Sheena CRAIG RYA 59 pts 8th 1203 James STEWART Toby LEWIS Weston Sailing Club 65 pts 9th 872 Mark HEATHER Ed COWELL Wilsonian SC 68 pts 10th 908 Martin BOATMAN Samantha MURPHY Sunderland Sailing Club 77 pts 11th 1276 Maria Stanley Dyfrig Mon Oxford Sailing Club 82 pts 12th 815 Rob STYLE Liz JAMIE Royal Thames Yacht Club 93 pts 13th 988 Chris MARTIN Katharine LOVERING Burghfield Sailing Club 98 pts 14th 1382 Thomas MORRIS Emma PORTEOUS Hayling Island Sailing Club 102 pts 15th 533 Dave ROYSE Nikki RUSSELL RS Association 112 pts Scott and Wright head for Finn Gold Cup . . . Action in the Finn class moves to San Francisco for the Gold Cup - Britain's Giles Scott and Ed Wright will be competing for the Finn class world championship. 95 of the world’s best Finn sailors will compete at the City by the Bay.  A strong US contingent is led by Olympic silver medalist Zach Railey, new Junior world champion Luke Lawrence and Brian Boyd. From abroad watch for Thomas Le Breton and Jonathan Lobert FRA, Rafa Trujillo ESP, the current European champion Ivan Kljakovic-Gaspic CRO, Eduard Skornyakov RUS and, of course, Giles Scott and Ed Wright GBR. Other notables include Matt Coutts NZL, Philippe Kahn USA and reigning Masters world champion Michael Maier CZE. Racing starts Monday 30 August. GBR entries for Finn Gold Cup: Giles Scott, Andrew Mills, Mark Andrew and Edward Wright. Canada v Australia for Little America's Cup . . . Canadian defenders Fred Eaton and Magnus Clarke, won all three races on Thursday at the International C-Class Catamaran Championship, while Alpha, yesterday’s leader, sailed by Australians Glenn Ashby and James Spithill, finished second in all three races. In point of fact, Canaan has won four straight races, winning the last one on Wednesday. These two teams will match-race Friday and Saturday to determine the winner of the International C-Class Catamaran Trophy - Little America's Cup - in play since 1961. This is the 25th iteration of this regatta.  Missing from the racing – indeed the competition – was Aethon, sailed by Steve Clark and his nephew, Oliver Moore. Seconds into yesterday's first start, Moore fell overboard and Clark crash landed into the wing, which unfortunately suffered significant damage. They had to drop out of this much anticipated regatta. Before today's first race Patient Lady VI had some rigging failure, they were towed in to shore and the crew headed back to the race course to observe in an effort to build their knowledge base of the C Class cats. Orion and Invictus completed all races, often sailing close, but Orion punctured their wing just before reaching shore. The teamwork seemed cohesive on Alpha, and often they were pointing higher than Canaan. The Canadians however spectacularly overtook the Aussies at the first windward mark of the second race and demonstrated familiarity with their boat, their tactics and their boathandling. In the fifth race, for example, the Australians started on port tack, ducking Invictus and Orion and then had to cross Canaan on starboard. This they were able to do with, perhaps, a thin boat length to spare. However, the Aussies ended up over-standing the weather mark, forfeiting the lead to Canaan. Then it was what became so obvious today. Canaan was able to sail lower and faster downwind – a devastating combination. Adios Alpha! C-Class - Fleet Racing best of 6 races 1- Cannan CAN9 - 6pts 2 - Alpha AUS1 - 8pts 3 - Invictus GBR38 - 16pts 4 - Orion - CAN8 - 25pts 5 - Patient Lady VI - FRA2 - 28pts 6 - Aethon - USA104 - 35pts Groupama bound for St. Kilda in Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race . . . At 07:00 Thursday morning, Groupama were bound for St. Kilda with Telefónica Azul closing the gap behind them. Groupama are still out in front on Day Four of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race, but overnight the wind speed dropped from 15 knots to just a zephyr of wind.  Groupama are now barely moving forward but Telefónica Azul is a weapon in light airs and they are clawing back the miles. Although conditions on board are now calm, concentration levels need to be maintained. After the physical exertion of the last three days, it is now mental strength that becomes paramount, keeping alert when every part of your being is willing you to sleep is just as grueling. Jonny Malbon's IMOCA 60, Artemis Ocean Racing, has been getting the tactics spot on and they are currently leading the fleet overall on handicap. Behind them the Lithuanian crew on Volvo 60, Ambersail are on a final approach to Muckle Flugga, but the lighter wind may not suit the boat. There is a fascinating battle between Piet Vroon's Dutch Ker 46, Tonnerre de Breskens and the British Keelboat Academy's TP52, John Merricks II. The young crew from the academy took a bold move to the east yesterday, in search of more wind and they found it, but the price they have had to pay is to sail more miles. John Merricks II may well round Muckle Flugga before their Dutch rivals and the high performance, lighter TP52, could well slip away in the lighter breeze ahead. Newsflash 11:45 26/08/10 - Luca Zoccoli's Ostar 35, In Direzione Ostinata e Contraria has retired from the race and is heading for Edinburgh, both the skipper and crew are well. C-Class Catamaran Championship finally gets underway . . . The International C-Class Catamaran Championship at the New York Yacht Club’s Harbour Court finally got underway on Wednesday, and they did not need any encouragement. The wind at the start of the first race was 16 to 20 with puffs pushing it a bit higher. In the first race, Alpha, sailed by Australians Glenn Ashby and James Spithill, had a brilliant port-tack start. It was a shot over the bow. Ashby is an Olympic Silver Medalist and nine-time A-Class, world champion; Spithill was helmsman on BMW Oracle’s wing-sailed trimaran that won the recent 33rd America’s Cup.  Certainly a major story line was the first-leg capsize of Aethon, Steve Clark’s and Oliver Moore’s C-Class Cat. This was a new boat for Clark, an American, the absolute prime-mover in the class, who held the International C-Class Catamaran trophy for 11 years, from 1996-2007. Clark has been as important to the class as Tony DiMauro was to the previous generation. These boats motor, on the sunny side of 20 knots, and the disturbed air off a freighter set off a chain reaction that resulted in a capsize and the loss of the wing. There would be other casualties as well. Orion, sailed by a Canadian team of Dan Cunningham and Rob Paterson, dropped out of the first race with a broken chainplate, and the venerable Patient Lady VI, sailed by the French team of Antoine Koch and Jérémie Lagarrigue, had rudder problems. All were accounted for. Indeed, Patient Lady VI returned to finish the second race and the third. Ashby and Spithill were passed on the first leg by the event’s defender Canadians Fred Eaton and Magnus Clarke. Then it was a full-on rumble between these two cats, both designed by Steve Killing, and indeed, both owned by Eaton. Anyone who ever said that multihulls can’t match race was forever silenced by this display.There were passes galore – the absolute essence of racing. The winning margin was two seconds in the Australians’ favor. The second race, in 12 to 14 knots of wind, was less dramatic with Ashby and Spithill leading Eaton and Clarke around the course. The third race of the day was won by the Canadians, Fred Eaton and Magnus Clarke onboard Canaan. C Class - Championship after 3 races 1- Alpha AUS 1 - 1 1 2 - 4pts 2 - Canaan CAN 9 - 2 2 1 - 5pts 3 - Invictus GBR 38 - 3 4 3 - 10pts 4 - Patient Lady VI RA 2 - 7 3 4 - 14pts 5 - Aethon USA 104 - 7 7 7 - 21pts 6 - Orion CAN 8 - 7 7 7 - 21pts |
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